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Youth Mission Chorale Witness: Matt Shimmin


[During June and July, 1998, the General Board of Global Ministries led a group of 21 students from United Methodist-related colleges and universities in singing global choral music in the Baltic States and Russia. The participants wrote statements commenting on their experiences. Following is one such statement.]

Youth choir and audience Aside from my personal growth, I was able to see God touch many of the people we sang to. As we stood in front of all those people singing our praises, people were being spiritually moved. It was amazing that we could move people to tears without even knowing them, much less speaking their language.

It is amazing to see the power of God work in such wonderful ways. Seeing these people revived me in looking for the pleasure in the little things in life; something I think I had forgotten. Many of them don't have anything but their faith.

See also: Other Youth Witnesses


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